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R. Juice of Raspberries, recently ex-pressed, two parts.White Sugar, three parts and a half.

Dissolve in a warm water-bath. (VanMons)R. Depurated Juice of Raspberries,

twenty ounces.White Sugar, three pounds.

Dissolve at a slow iieat. (Hann. ; Ol-den. ; Lusit. ; Pol. ; Borus.)

Amst. ; Batav. ; and Belg. prescribesixteen ounces of juice, and two pounds anda half of sugar. — Dan. ; Palat. ; Wirtem. ;and Herbip. — twenty ounces of juice, andthirty-two of sugar.— Ha ss. ; and Piderit— ten ounces of juice, and thirteen and ahalf of sugar. — Austr. ; Fenn. ; and Suec.— one part of juice, and two parts of sugar.— Swediaur — sixteen ounces of juice, andtwenty-eight of sugar. — Gene v. — one poundand a half of juice, and two pounds and ahalf of sugar. — Coxe — one pint of juice,and two pounds of sugar. — Lipp. — eighteenounces of juice, and two pounds of sugar. —Fuld. — an equal part of each.

raspberry vinegar.

Acetum Rubi idœi. (Gall.; Hann.; Ol-den.; Palat.; Pol. ; Borus.; Wirtem.;Sard.)'

R. Fresh Raspberries, six pounds.

Vinegar, four pounds.

Macerate for four days, strain without

expression, and filter. (Gall.)

Hann. ; Olden. ; Pol. ; Borüs. ; andSard, prescribe one part of raspberries, andtwo parts of vinegar ; to be macerated forone month. — Palat. ; and Wirtem. — onepart of raspberries, and six parts of vinegar;to be macerated in the sun for several days.R. Juice of Ripe Raspberries, two pounds.Vinegar, half a pound.

Macerate for two days ; then expressstrongly, and add to the liquor,

White Sugar, one pound and a half.

Digest over a slow fire, and decant whencold. (Dan.)

It is refreshing and cooling, and is added,in variable quantity, to drinks.

water of raspberries.

Aqua

Rubi idm. (Bavar. ; Bruns. ;j_>aN. ; Fuld. ; Hann. ; Hass. ; Lipp. ;Olden. ; Palat. ; Pol. ; Ross. ; Sax. ;Piderit; Swediaur; Van Mons)

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Raspberries, bruised,Water,

one part.two parts.Distil one part. (Bruns.)

Palat. prescribes one part of raspberries,and four parts of water ; one part to be dis-tilled. — Dan — one of raspberries, and sixof water ; four to be distilled. — Van Mons— one of raspberries, and twenty-four ofwater; six to be distilled. — Ross. — four ofraspberries, and ten of water ; six to be dis-tilled. — Swediaur — ten of raspberries, anda sufficient quantity of water ; twenty to bedistilled. — Lipp. — three of raspberries, andsixteen of water ; eight to be distilled.

R. Expressed Raspberries, one part.

Water, three parts.

Distil two parts, (Hann.)

Bavar. prescribes one part of expressedfruit, and six parts of water ; three parts tobe distilled. — Olden. — two of expressedfruit, and a sufficient quantity of water ;twenty to be distilled. — Ha ss. ; and Piderit—three of expressed fruit, and sixteen ofwater ; eight to be distilled.

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Expressed Raspberries,Water,

one part,six parts.

Ferment for several days, and distil twoparts. (Sax.)

R. Raspberries, any quantity.

Bruise, and beat them with an equalquantity of warm water ; leave the mass toferment, add twenty-four parts of coldwater, and distil six parts. (Van Mons)

R. Expressed Raspberries, ten pounds.Water, thirty pounds.

Subcarbonate of Potass, two ounces.

Distil twenty pounds. (Pol.)

Fuld. prescribes eight pounds of rasp-berries twenty-four of water, and one poundof subcarbonate of potass ; sixteen poundsto be distilled.

RUMEX.

Six species of this genus are mentioned inpharmacopoeias :

1. Rumex acetosa, Linn. — Common Sorrel.

Svnonimes :— Oseille des jardins, Surelle,

Fr. ; Sauerampfer, Germ. ; Ssiowjk, Bo-HEM.; Suramper, Dan.; Azedera, Span.;Veldzuuring, Dur. ; Acetosa, Ital. ;Szszaw, Pol. ; Azedas, Port. ; ¿Engsyra,

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